CUTHBERTS UPDATE

Address: 2191 Bayham Dr. SE,
Kentwood, MI 49508
E-Mail: acuthbert@abwe.cc
Website: http://www.his.msites.com/   

Allan & Robin can be seen teaching on the mission field while also running Horizon International Schools (HIS). HIS provides Biblically based, culturally relevant curricula through distance learning for church leaders all over the world. They help write, facilitate & teach the curricula. Their office is in Grand Rapids, MI but they can also be found training and teaching around the world.

Fun fact: They both enjoy stamp collecting. Robin collects stamps (new or used) from around the world. Especially USA.  Allan collects mint stamps (new) only from Brazil, Israel, and lighthouse stamps from all over the world.

 

JUNE UPDATE:

Dear Friends,

The challenge of difficult times always enables us to see God more clearly. I have been studying through the book of Ruth with our Brazilian Bible study group. What a thrilling story of God’s sovereign provision and grace even when poor decisions are made, and God reaches out in love when the heart turns back to him. God brings a moabite woman to Himself, and even fulfills His promise through her line to bring redemption to the world in Christ.

Pray for our Brazilian Bible Study group. Many are facing employment challenges with the downturn in the economy. Several more family units have been added to our group. It has been wonderful to see how they have responded to the Word and how they reach out to each other as needs arise. This is what the church of Christ is all about.

The last weeks have been busy with the development of Horizon courses in various languages. God has increased our team again with qualified retired volunteers who understand the various languages and have the expertise we need to move the projects forward. Our days are filled with the task of working on hundreds of files involving various courses. It involves writing content, working with translators on difficult translation issues, building courses into our online program in multiple languages, and review, edit, review, etc. It can all sound tedious, and some of it is, but we all have a sense of excitement for what these courses can do in the lives of our students.

We have a visual reminder in our tech room of where the work currently stands on all our courses in every language. Wow! There has been a lot done over these last weeks. But we also have a board that shows the potential courses that are ready to move into the work stream. Pray for me specifically as I work on two courses, Introduction to Missions and Christian Family.

In May our Horizon team attended two weeks of conferences with ABWE. The first week was all on the web and we were able to stay at our offices and attend by computer. The second week was a theological conference that brought in theological educators from around the world. We presented the ministry of Horizon and received interest from several countries to use Horizon materials that are currently available. Pray as we move forward with these theological schools to prepare them to go online.

After being unemployed for several weeks Jeremy is working again. Pray for God’s leading in his life as he looks into to joining the Air Force.

Prayer & Praise Summary
· Pray – Concentration on finishing several courses that are near completion.
· Pray – Helping new schools work through process to teach Horizon courses online.
· PRAISE – Brazilian Bible Study, God’s work in hearts
· PRAISE – Son, Jeremy is back to work

Serving Him with Gladness,
Allan & Robin Cuthbert